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Nova Scotia welcomed a record 5,970 new permanent residents last year, the provincial government has announced.聽聽
The 2018聽total was a gain of nearly 500 over the previous record of 5,485 set in 2016.
The province鈥檚 Office of Immigration said more than 65 per cent of the聽new permanent resident landings in 2018 were approved through the (NSNP) and the (AIP).
The NSNP is an active component of Canada鈥檚 , which allows participating Canadian provinces and territories to nominate economic immigration candidates for permanent residence.
The employer-driven Atlantic Immigration Pilot was introduced in 2017 and allows in Canada鈥檚 four Atlantic Provinces 鈥� Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador 鈥� to hire eligible foreign skilled workers and international graduates for jobs they haven鈥檛 been able to fill locally.
鈥淲e are thrilled to see an increase again this year and it鈥檚 evidence that the work we鈥檙e doing with settlement partners, employers and community groups is making a difference,鈥� said Nova Scotia鈥檚 Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab.
After years of struggling with population decline, Nova Scotia saw its population grow to a record 964,693 people last October 鈥� the third-consecutive year the province鈥檚 population increased.
Immigration has been key to Nova Scotia鈥檚 population turn-around, with around 15,000 newcomers arriving in the past three years.
Of that number, 71 per cent have stayed in Nova Scotia 鈥� the highest retention rate among Canada鈥檚 four Atlantic Provinces.
鈥淚mmigrants want to come to Nova Scotia and attracting and retaining newcomers will help grow our population, strengthen our economy and revitalize our communities 鈥� benefitting all Nova Scotians,鈥� Metlege Diab said.
A look at NSNP nominations / AIP approvals in 2018
Nova Scotia also had a banner 2018 in terms of the number of immigration applications that were approved through the Nova Scotia Nominee Program and the Atlantic Immigration Pilot.
Of the 1,400 applications that resulted in nominations by the NSNP in 2018, 1,094 came through the province鈥檚 three Express Entry-linked streams: , and .
These streams allow the NSNP to nominate candidates in the federal , which manages the pool of candidates for three of Canada鈥檚 main economic immigration categories 鈥� the聽,听聽and the聽.
Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination receive an additional 600 points toward their Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score, effectively guaranteeing an invitation to apply for Canadian permanent residence.
The NSNP said the Express Entry-linked nominations broke down as follows:
- Nova Scotia Demand: 530
- Nova Scotia Experience: 378
- Labour Market Priorities: 186
The remaining 306 approved applications came through the NSNP鈥檚聽, and streams, which are not aligned with the Express Entry system.
Another 872 immigration candidates were endorsed for permanent residence in Nova Scotia through the Atlantic Immigration Pilot last year.
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